Motivation to change

Well, I sort of mentioned in my last post that I used to dance, cheer, yoga and things that incorporate stretching into exercise so I never had to really make a conscious effort to stretch. Even when I wasn't dancing as much, I was cheering and had to be flexible and in shape or I wouldn't get to fly. During this time, I also started yoga-ing (b/c that's a word and all...) so when I stopped cheering I was really in to that. After college, however, I moved back home to Fresno and didn't really like the instructors I took classes from so I stopped. I would still work out but without much stretching. I've realized that flexibility really contributes to how I feel physically and lately, without it, I've been feeling much more restricted, older, and out of shape.

Another source of motivation comes from having 3 younger siblings.  We're all pretty competitive with each other and as the oldest I'm used to picking things up quickly, being stronger and more athletic than the others...well more than my 2 sisters anyway.  So over winter break when we all tried snowboarding for the 1st time I noticed I had more trouble than I expected and felt like I wasn't really keeping up.  Gotta step up the workouts and stretching so I can keep my balance better and not get tired so quickly!

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